Paperboy

1985 arcade game
VideoGame video_game Q1330205
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Paperboy

Summary

Paperboy is a video game[1]. Paperboy ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,907 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Paperboy's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Paperboy was published by Atari Games[4].
  • Paperboy's genre is action game[5].
  • Paperboy was followed by Paperboy 2[6].
  • Paperboy's developer is recorded as Atari Games[7].
  • Paperboy's part of the series is recorded as Q140374550[8].
  • Paperboy's operating system is recorded as iOS[9].
  • Paperboy's platform is recorded as Nintendo 64[10].
  • Paperboy's platform is recorded as DOS[11].
  • Paperboy's platform is recorded as Commodore Amiga[12].
  • Paperboy's platform is recorded as Nintendo Entertainment System[13].
  • Paperboy's platform is recorded as Atari ST[14].
  • Paperboy's platform is recorded as Commodore 64[15].
  • Paperboy's platform is recorded as Amstrad CPC[16].
  • Paperboy's platform is recorded as Apple IIGS[17].
  • Paperboy's platform is recorded as ZX Spectrum[18].
  • Paperboy's platform is recorded as Game Boy[19].
  • Paperboy's platform is recorded as Game Boy Color[20].
  • Paperboy's platform is recorded as iOS[21].
  • Paperboy's platform is recorded as Q184198[22].
  • Paperboy's platform is recorded as Q751719[23].
  • Paperboy's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[24].
  • Paperboy's review score is recorded as 81%[25].
  • Paperboy's review score is recorded as 81%[26].
  • Paperboy's review score is recorded as 6/10[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3a9b17f9-b2c4-4f48-82a2-05fab0325992[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Paperboy was published by Atari Games[4].

Publication

Publication dates include April 1985[30], October 26, 1990[31], 1991[32], and January 30, 1991[33]. Paperboy's genre is action game[5]. Paperboy's part of the series is recorded as Q140374550[8].

Subject and Themes

Paperboy's part of the series is recorded as Q140374550[8].

Reception

Reviews include 81%[25], 6/10[27], and 59%[34].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Paperboy was followed by Paperboy 2[6].

Why It Matters

Paperboy ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,907 views/month).[2] Paperboy has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Paperboy is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mobygames game id → 4577, 182444
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P11688]]: 182444, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275231|batch #275231]]"
  2. 8d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Abandonware-france game id → 748
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12267]]: 748, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275230|batch #275230]]"
  3. 8d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Review score → 81%, 81%, 6/10 +1
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-add:1||4 */ [[Property:P444]], uploading review scores from gen4; thanks Catel69 for the parsing in the first place! ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/ac96494e159"
  4. 5w ago · Tomer T · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Old-games.org id → paperboy
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12134]]: paperboy, /* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12134]]: paperboy"
  5. 7w ago · Matthias M. · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Usk rating → USK 0
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P914]]: [[Q14920387]]"
  6. 8w ago · Matthias M. · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Usk id → 17297
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P11063]]: 17297, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/142834038|Paperboy (#142834038)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5476|USK]] #mix'n'match"
  7. 11w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of the series → Q140374550
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/41992|batch #41992]]: moving [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier from the [[P:P5247|incorrect property]] to the [[P:P14470|correct one"
  8. 13w ago · J 1982 · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Paperboy, Games/Paperboy_1999
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Games/Paperboy"
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